_Pe,84 Ro 5h!ZoB)n 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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, 唱片公司：Much Obliged
B098/`r 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
[@4.<4Y 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
jWE?$r" 推荐指数：4星
O\z]1`i*o +`p@md2L1 专辑介绍：
^DaP^<V ^ALR.N+< Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
M~SbIk<#a< Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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q"OJF'>w5 P)k!#* Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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<5 fb, @YN intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
^:Hx . underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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QGkMT +A bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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rq]zt2 accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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9cMQ51k)E /ZpwJc`e The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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B J,D1E laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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r }%2;! T younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
A&8{0 and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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ab/^z0GT If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
!YZ$WiPl seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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L?:fyNA3[ If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
`rQDX<? be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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rV[/G#V>{ 5+yT{,(5 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
1v2pPUH\ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
z c4l{+3 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
6%Ws>H4@| than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
qy$1+>f1 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
|u5Xi5q.f kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
E|`JmfLQu his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
\fjr`t] doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
g6V>_| icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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zh6 0b{ his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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+ia N[F$ welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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J~=tR1 k Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
JrA\ V=K Duh[(r _ _ giZ'&l! 曲目列表：
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IIlCmMl, 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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vf-cx\y7 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
WN`|5"?$ 4. There's A World
2J0N]`| ) 5. The Toothbrush Song
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# qP W J 7. Old Friend
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xTV3U9 v 12. Footprints
